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Snyk vs vet
Focuses on vulnerability scanning of code and containers, not real-time package install blocking
SnykFind and fix vulnerabilities in code, dependencies and containers
vetProtect against Malicious Open Source PackagesWhich to pick
Pick Snyk if you want…
- AI-native security and governance
- Vulnerability management
- The lower starting price: $25/month against $80/month
- Integrations with Codex, CI/CD pipelines or source code managers (on Snyk's list, not vet's)
Pick vet if you want…
- Policy-driven supply-chain protection
- Open-source code (safedep/vet on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license)
- Integrations with npm, pnpm or pip (on vet's list, not Snyk's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Snyk:Snyk secures AI-generated code, agents, and applications with continuous offensive security.
- vet:SafeDep blocks malicious open-source packages at install time across dev machines, CI/CD, repos and AI agents.
- Best for
- Snyk:AI-native security and governance
- vet:Policy-driven supply-chain protection
- Who it’s for
- Snyk:AI development teams and security engineers building AI-native software.
- vet:Developers, security teams and organizations that ship code using third-party packages.
- Pricing
- Snyk:Freemium
- vet:Freemium
- Plans
- Snyk:Free $0 / month billed monthly · Team $25 / month billed monthly
- vet:Free $0 forever · Team $80 per month per month
- Open source
- Snyk:—
- vet:Yes, 1,109 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Snyk:Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, CI/CD pipelines, source code managers
- vet:npm, pnpm, pip, uv, bun, GitHub, Claude Code, Cursor
Snyk features
- Automated AI Attack Protection. Scans AI-generated code artifacts for vulnerabilities at machine speed.
- Agentic Development Guardrails. Validates tools and code created by AI agents before they are committed.
- AI Application Governance. Provides inventory and policy enforcement for AI models, workflows, and agents in production.
- Continuous Offensive Security. AI-powered pentesting and red-team simulations to find chained business-logic flaws.
- AI Security Posture Management. Central dashboard with automated guardrails and risk scoring for AI workloads.
- IDE & CI/CD Integrations. Integrates with IDEs, pipelines, and AI coding assistants like Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex.
- Credit-Based Enterprise Platform. Buy credits to access any Snyk capability with transparent per-credit rates.
- Real-time Code Scanning. Provides SCA, SAST, IaC and container scanning with instant feedback.
vet features
- Install-time blocking. Intercepts npm, pnpm, pip, uv, bun and other managers to refuse malicious packages before they run.
- Policy-as-code enforcement. One CEL policy applied at every SDLC endpoint – dev machine, CI, repo and AI agent.
- Org-wide inventory. Tracks packages, AI agents, skills and MCP servers per machine, project and user.
- Pull-request checks. GitHub App posts malware, vulnerability and license verdicts on each PR as a required check.
- CI/CD proxy. Runs as a proxy in pipelines, stopping malicious installs and failing the job on violations.
- Threat intel feed. Optional add-on provides a continuous stream of confirmed malicious packages and indicators.
Snyk vs vet FAQ
Is Snyk or vet free?+
Snyk has a free plan; paid plans start at $25/month (Team). vet has a free plan; paid plans start at $80/month (Team).
Which is cheaper, Snyk or vet?+
Snyk is cheaper to start with: Snyk's Team plan ($25/month) against vet's Team plan ($80/month).
Is Snyk or vet open source?+
vet is open source (safedep/vet on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Snyk.
Do Snyk and vet integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Claude Code and Cursor. Snyk also lists Codex, CI/CD pipelines and source code managers; vet also lists npm, pnpm, pip, uv and 3 more.
On DevHunt
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